[ my time, my time ]

i can't remember myself saying this, but here goes..

recently i got myself thinking about this wonderful invention call Handphone.. something more than a luxury compared 10 years ago.. when pager was 'kick ass' gadget. anyway, something has slowly but surely creeped into our lives without many of us noticing.. our lives have changed..

i'm not talking about the convenience of talking to anyone, anywhere, anytime.. BUT yes.. that's the problem.. dun geddit? ok, when we call someone on the handphone, do we expect to get the person to answer it? and if they do not answer? we felt offended, upset, suspicious of their motives, some may even feel that it's rude for not answering (more so when they know you have caller ID).. on the other hand, when they answer, more often than not, the first question is no longer the usual "how are you?" but rather, "where are you?"..

i'm not despising this invention or this convenience, but personally, i think we have let ourselves associated with this handphone in a wrong way! if i were to receive a call, i still hold the right to receive it or not.why? i'm i rude? am i a jack-ass? am i attitude? well well.. i dun think so.. and why? simple.. my time is mine. i choose to answer call at my convenience and not at the callers' convenience.. since when communication is ever this way? if you want to talk to someone, you ask for permission or seek acknowledge first right? handphone should be the same too.. right?

i'm sure some smart ass must be telling me not to on my handphone.. or even better, dun carry one. well.. we have to move on in life right? so, i guess we have to practise our emotions and draw it away from our expections that our call to anyone will be answered.. give that person a break.. we are invading their privacy.. so let's be more considerate to others before we question and judge others.. heheh.. and yes, try asking the other party whether are we disturbing them before we start complaining the number of miss call they got from us. hahaha..

chill..

btw, interesting fact about privacy..
"Also, handphones, formerly called cell or cellular phones, operate by means of small areas called 'cells' with each cell transmitter/receiver atop a building or high point. This means that as long as your handphone is on, not just when receiving or making a call, your position can be determined very accurately from your handphone position. As long as it is on, it is in touch with the nearest cell transmitter/receiver and so reveals your position."

[ 1st Marketing Gathering ]

yesterday was an enjoyable day for me... hopefully for many others too... went to east coast for our NTU marketing faculty bbq... bout 41 turned up... out of bout 150... so I guessed its not a bad turnout... maybe the rest just wanna concentrate on revision for exams... hehe... anyway too big a group is also hard to manage & difficult for effective interaction... special thanks & congrats to the organizing committee for the success of the gathering... the bbq food was good... games were fun & entertaining... esp the late night stupid games & forfeits... haha... it was real crazy I tell u... shall not reveal any details here cos its supposed to be known only to the special group of us... those who know better dun comment here pls... if not I will kenna scolded... pls...

glad to know more new friends yesterday... yah only since yesterday... . tats the problem of skipping lectures & being low profile... haha... this is really a sad case... not for me alone but for everyone... cos many of us still do not know the names of some people although all of us had been attending the same lectures for 2 years... hopefully this gathering has brought all of us closer in one way or another... will be waiting eagerly for the next gathering... which will be at Sentosa... & many more others to come as discussed among the so-called future EXCO yesterday... hehe...

its time to be tuned to the exam mode soon... hai...

[ Questions ]

yes, questions i'm asking myself recently..

what am i doing?

i'm in the state whereby life has become a routine rather than a challenge. my work turned monotous as i lose sight of where am i going.. i'm conscious yet asleep and unaware.. i need to change. i need to know what i what to achieve.. i want my life to be meaningful.. i need to nourish my body and my soul.. (and my wallet).. hahaha..

there are 1001 things i want to accomplish.. 1000 of them i'm capable to talking about it.. and that's the problem.. talk.. only..

i need to move.. change things.. chill.

[ Happy Easter Sunday! ]

the day when Christ our Lord is risen!.. :)

vizinity is back too.. heheh

just feeling abit sad now... saw something tat I should not have seen... not to worry though... cos I will be fine again after a sleep... :)

[ blog lives.. the rest destroyed ]

[ Thank you ]

This post is specially dedicated to those who make my birthday special in any way possible...

Firstly... thanks to those who gave me nice presents... esp to Cirrus mei... I really like tat & quite touched loh... & its hanging right in front of me now... hehe... thanks to Seer for the "all expenses paid" present too... thanks also to Tristan, Andy, Coldfire and Zoc for the present tat I need... thanks also to Zoc for your additional present... & thanks to Liz for your cute present too... also thanks to Viz & Roy for the present tat I had yet to receive... hehe...

Secondly... thanks to those who celebrate the day with me... esp to Ros... really appreciate your efforts... thanks to Tristan for organizing the celebration too... & thanks to Viz, Roy, Andy, Zoc, Seer & Cirrus mei for your presence on Sun...

Lastly... thanks to those who send your SMS wishings... pple like... XiaoGongZu, Pucca, Nix, Bobdog, Ruixian, Scell, Foam, JLB, Vincent Leow, Lava, Chiobu...

It is all of you my friends tat make my day happy... thanks again... :)

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[ Last ]

Hopefully... tomolo will be my last day of school in NTU... last tutorial... last presentation... 3 yrs just pass by like tat... exams in a month's time... 2 papers... convocation ball & graduation after tat... not much time left for me to continue slacking... gonna find a proper job soon... or shall go for a holiday first... watever the case... another new phase of my life is coming... tat means more stress... & no more 12hrs of sleep... hehe...

[ what's wrong ]

ok. have you ever woke up in the morning and feel almost immediately that your day will be totally suck?

i dunno about you.. but i feel so this morning.. my headache is pierced with racking pain while my handphone alarm went off at 7am.. *snooze*..

7.10am.. *snooze*.. 7.20am.. *end*.. Literally dragged my 10 tons feet to the kitchen, reluctantly washed up, the mirror is blurred due to my half-opened (half-closed) eyes, my breath is hard.. trying to get the toothpaste on my toothbrush took like ages..

and when I finally did it and start the motion of brushing.. at the same time, it was consoling myself today will be a good day.. *oh yeah right*.. its Monday.

Did all the morning pleasantries, stepped out of the house.. still convincing myself that its not Sunday.. work has started.. *argh*..

I didn’t even bother take a copy of TODAY this morning.. breakfast was bread.. aircon was cold.. everything is dull..

Ok.. I dun even know why am I posting this.. I have lotsa work to do..

actually, today is not that suck once it pass lunch.. hahah..

[ I'm still around ]

i'm not going to complain that my work has been keeping me away from posting.. life is not easy. i'm coping with it.

anyway.. as much as i want things to post interesting stuffs.. all my senses are currently not in the mood to notice them.. they are pre-occupied by work (opps)

but i guess, recent topics like SARS, WAR and Leslie Chueng will be able to keep our mouth babbling... so i'm not going to talk about it here..

but we could see how vulnerable we are for a thing that our naked eyes can't see..

[ Exams postponed 2 weeks ]

is tat a good news? well... to most students in NTU I guess it is... but I feel its abit stupid... not cos of the fact that I only have 2 papers & they r both on the last day of exams... which will give me more time to study compared to some other students... hehe... but felt its abit stupid cos of the rationale behind it... or should I say there is no valid rationale behind it...

there is a talk between the NTU president and some concerned students today... the topic is on SARS... & the conclusion is... exams will be postponed 2 weeks... but school will remain open... huh? I mean... is this action really an appropriate preventive measure? most of my friends tat I asked agreed this is stupid also... I even told 2 of my friends jokingly tat this must be a "Not enuff time to study" kinda talk... & they replied jokingly tat it must be the engineering students... if u get wat we meant... hehe... no offence ah... then another one of my friend said that this is another form of quarantine... by keeping students at home to study... I dun really agree with tat too... my personal opinion is tat NTU should just close like the other schs... who knows whether the person sitting at the far end of lecture have SARS anot? anyone could have it... & the worse thing is we dun really know who have it... to quote from my doctor friend when we were discussing bout SARS recently... "this is common sense!" its an infectious disease for goodness sake... & a dangerous one... better be safe than sorry... now a student in NP is suspected of having SARS & NP is closing for the rest of the week... do we really have to wait till things happen before we take action?

anyway... just my 2 cents worth... nothing against the NTU president or the students involved in the talk or the government... & last of all the engineering students... hehe...

btw... I think I had flu and a slight fever... *cross fingers*

(this post was posted on April 1st but didnt get published)